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Memorandum Toxic Exposure put in my records VBMS eFile.
I filed a claim for GWS many years ago and of course my claim was denied. Going through my records today I found a recent internal memorandum from the (OABD) Office of Automated Benefits Delivery with this information. The VA denied my claim and if I had never got a copy of my file I would never know. The Department of Defense (DoD) has provided VA with authoritative data that verifies the veteran named below had military service that constitutes presumptive toxic exposure per 38 U.S.C. 1119. Below list my name and my full SSN.
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Researchers Think They've Found the Cause of Gulf War Illness
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/17/researchers-think-theyve-found-cause-of-gulf-war-illness.html?ESRC=mr_220523.nl Just saw this. It sheds some light which the VA will likely say needs to be peer reviewed for the next 20 years. But what about other veterans who did not serve directly in theater? Did they also develop the same weaker variant of the gene which helps to digest pesticides or was it a strange coincidence?...
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Gulf War Illness and CLL
I served in Desert Storm and now have CLL. How do I get this checked out?
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VA Press Release 10-27-21 Persian Gulf War veterans
Thank you to anyone here who joined me in commenting on this proposed regulation at the Federal Register web site in the past open comment period. I posted this news here before but it pays to repeat as it is now a formal regulation: "VA extends presumptive period for Persian Gulf War Veterans WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended the presumptive period to Dec. 31, 2026 for qualifying chronic disabilities rated 10% or more resulting from undiagnosed illnesses in Persian Gulf War Veterans to ensure benefits established by Congress are fairly administered. If an extension of the current presumptive period was not implemented, s…
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Skin condition
So the VA is saying my Dercums disease and scaring have the same issues as they both cause pain in the skin. So in my last rating they stated I had not maxed out the rating. I don't understand what this is as I am at 60% under general. How can i go any higher on this rating as I feel this condition is by far the worst?
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Gulf War Illness
Hello everyone. My name is Eric and I am rated at 80% for sever back spasms, anxiety, depression. I also have complex ptsd from childhood. I have va surcical consult with the va for more lipomas right on my sciatic nerve yet again. Every 6 or 7 years mulitiple excisions. I may have hearing loss AF vet flightline part delivery 6 years. Do you think pursueing both will pull me over the top?
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Gulf War Illness
For +10 years, I have been rated at 40% for fibromyalgia as a presumptive to my service is SW Asia. I completed Gulf War registry, etc over a decade ago. I have also been being treated for years for unexplained hives/dermatitis as well as disturbed sleep (no apnea, but no REM sleep). I have been having headaches for years, but about a year ago was diagnosed with migraines and prescribed medications that I continue to take. My question is, can I file for migraines as part of the "undiagnosed illness" presumptive to my SW Asia service, or am I not allowed to because I am already diagnosed and compensated for fibromyalgia? Thank you.
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CFS
A noncompensable evaluation is assigned from November 15, 2019. Service connection has been established from the day VA received your formal application on February 19, 2013. Your claim has been continuously pursued. They assigned a 0 percent evaluation and deferred for: VA medical opinion. I have a C&P exam this week. The question I'm asking if I get 10%-100% would they back pay me from March 2013 for what ever the percent they rate me at.
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Gulf War Veteran in 1995?
Good Evening, I have a question in regards to who qualifies as a Gulf War Veteran being able to claim certain issues under the presumptive criteria. I read that in order to have Gulf War Syndrome or to be diagnosed with "un-diagnosed illnesses" related to the Gulf War that you would of had to been part of Desert Shield, Desert Storm etc., and those that served in the Gulf during 1991. How about those that were in the Gulf in 1995. I have a friend that was on the USS Belleau Wood in 1995. They were part of Operation United Shield helping safeguard those exiting Somalia. He was given pills to take during his month there that caused very bad stomach issues that hav…
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ME/CFS- Gulf. Service connection without presumption
We are currently in the process of applying. In the three steps we have perfect for 1 and 3 but struggling with the service connect. We have the diagnosis moderate/severe with many doctors over many years, almost textbook. We have a timeline And progression that clearly points to something happening during the summer/fall of 2002. I’ve been declining/progressing for over a decade until the point if severity. I had to leave my full time job in the summer of 2018. The issue, and my question, is that in reading anything on ME/CFS or Gulf the VA tends to go on presumption of being in the gulf but medical research shows that there are much stronger theories that d…
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Nexus letter for Hives due to Toxic Exposures
Hello all. I am seeking any knowledge or advice on my current claim. I conducted a video conference with a law judge on October 11th, 2019. I am seeking a claim for chronic idiopathic urticaria(hives) that I've been battling for close to 28 years. I conducted (2) Persian Gulf War clinical studies and evaluations at Walter Reed back in the early 90's. The file acknowledges that I have this chronic illness but I lack a nexus letter or imo. The judge found my testimony to be very credible and identified a treatment for dermatitis while I was in service. I also sought medical treatment on the private side, Dermatologist, immunologist, and internist, with the same chro…
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